diff --git a/shared/common.cpp b/shared/common.cpp
index e77fc80..a956997 100644
--- a/shared/common.cpp
+++ b/shared/common.cpp
@@ -205,5 +205,6 @@ bool Common::isTextFile(QFileInfo fileInfo)
 QString Common::versionText()
 {
 	QString commitid = GIT_COMMIT_ID;
-	return commitid + " built " + __DATE__ + " " + __TIME__;
+	QString tag = GIT_TAG;
+	return tag + " (" + commitid + ") built " + __DATE__ + " " + __TIME__;
 }
diff --git a/shared/shared.pro b/shared/shared.pro
index 3c80b41..432269c 100644
--- a/shared/shared.pro
+++ b/shared/shared.pro
@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@ CONFIG += c++17
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../sandbox/exile.h/
 INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/poppler/qt5/ /usr/include/quazip5
 
+
+
 # The following define makes your compiler emit warnings if you use
 # any feature of Qt which has been marked as deprecated (the exact warnings
 # depend on your compiler). Please consult the documentation of the
 # deprecated API in order to know how to port your code away from it.
 DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
 
+DEFINES += GIT_COMMIT_ID="\\\"$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)\\\""
+DEFINES += GIT_TAG="\\\"$(shell git describe --tags HEAD)\\\""
+
 # You can also make your code fail to compile if you use deprecated APIs.
 # In order to do so, uncomment the following line.
 # You can also select to disable deprecated APIs only up to a certain version of Qt.